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04/01/2008 03:40:18 PM · #1 |
| My friend and I are picking up our flashes today. I am getting the Canon Speedlite 580EX II and he is getting the Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight. This might be a silly question, but will we be able to use one as a slave for the other or are they completely not compatible? Any insignts? |
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04/01/2008 04:53:34 PM · #2 |
In eTTL & iTTL no chance. I THINK that 800 has an optical slave, so with the 580 on Manual (otherwise the pre-flash eTTL will fire) it should work. You MIGHT be able to use in eTTL & optical if you keep the power down as the 800 could fire twice (my older SB26's will do that < 1/4 & new batteries). Other wireless like Pocketwizards or the ebay cheapies would also work but again all manual.
Edit: I forget the updated 580 has a pc port.... you MIGHT (WAG) be able to do something with a male/male PC chord between them but I remember some issues with that pc port on the 580... something about not active when the hotshoe is used... hit google or ask over @strobist.
Message edited by author 2008-04-01 16:55:39.
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04/01/2008 04:54:32 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by haze:
My friend and I are picking up our flashes today. I am getting the Canon Speedlite 580EX II and he is getting the Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight. This might be a silly question, but will we be able to use one as a slave for the other or are they completely not compatible? Any insignts? |
You might be able to use the SB-800 as a slave to the 580EX if the EX
is manual mode and doesn't send any pre-flashes, or..... you send the preflashes before the actual exposure. I don't know how to do that with a Canon camera, but it can be done with Nikon cameras. Then you set the SB800 to SU-4 mode and it should pick up the other flash and fire at the same time. Of course the SB-800 flash output would have to be set manually.
Edit: 58 seconds slow. :)
Message edited by author 2008-04-01 16:55:16.
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04/01/2008 05:01:27 PM · #4 |
Flash answer:
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04/01/2008 05:36:12 PM · #5 |
He even triggered the flash himself and ran
around to be in the frame without using the
time delay feature on the camera! |
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